Transcend TS120GSSD25D-M manual

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid S tate Drive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 1 Description Transcend 2.5 ” SATA II solid state drive is a huge capacity, high spee d, and low power consump tion [...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid S tate Drive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 2 Specificat ions Physical Specific ati o n Form Factor 2.5-inch HDD Storag e Ca pa c iti es 60GB and 120GB Length 100[...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid S tate Drive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 3 Reliabilit y Data Reliab ility Supports BCH ECC 8 ,12 or 16b its/sector Data Retention 10 years MTBF 1.5M hours Endu[...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid S tate Drive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 4 Package Dimensions Below figure illustrates the Transcend 2.5” SATA Solid State Drive. All dimensions are in mm.[...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid S tate Drive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 5 Pin Assignments Pin No. Pin Name Pin No. Pin Name 01 GND 02 A+ 03 A- 04 GND 05 B- 06 B+ 07 GND 08 NC 09 NC 10 NC 11 [...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid S tate Drive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 6 Block Diagram Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash Flash S ATA [...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid S tate Drive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 7 Reliability Wear-Level ing algor ithm The controller s upports static /dynamic wear le veling. When the host w rites[...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid S tate Drive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 8 Supported ATA Command Lists[...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid S tate Drive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 9 SMART SMART subcommand sets In order to selec t a subcommand the host must write the sub command code to the device&[...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid S tate Drive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 10 Attribute ID Numbers * indicates that the corresponding Attribute Values is fixed value for compatibility. SMART Sa[...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid S tate Drive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 11 Error log data structure Command data structure[...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid State Dr ive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 12 Error data structure State field values Self-test lo g structure N is 0 through 20. The data structure c ontains th[...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid State Dr ive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 13 Selective self-test log struct ure SMART Write Log Sector ( subcommand D6h) This command wr ites 512 byte s of data[...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid State Dr ive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 14 SMART Return Statu s (subcommand DAh) This subcommand is used to co mmunic ate the reliability status of the device[...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid State Dr ive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 15 the drive can be unlo cked using the master passwo rd. If the user password is lost and Maximum security level is s[...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid State Dr ive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 16 Identify Device Parameters Word Contents Description 0 0C5Ah General information 1 3FFFh Number of logical cylinder[...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid State Dr ive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 17 80 00E0h Major Version Number 81 0000h Minor Version Number 82 346Bh Command sets supported 83 7D21h Command sets s[...]

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    T T T S S S 6 6 6 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M T T T S S S 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 G G G S S S S S S D D D 2 2 2 5 5 5 D D D - - - M M M 2.5” Solid State Dr ive Transcend Information Inc. Preliminary V1.0 18 Ordering Information Capacity 60GB or 120GB Solid State Drive Transcend Product -S = SLC -M = MLC Form Factor 25 D [...]